Cryptocurrency

A Binance executive who fled Nigerian custody last month has reportedly been found in Kenya. Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan who is the cryptocurrency giant’s regional manager for Africa, escaped after weeks of being held in Nigeria along with a second executive. He has since been located in Kenya and is facing…

On Apr. 20, Bitcoin managed to generate a staggering $78.3 million worth of fees. For comparison, Ethereum comes in a distant second place with $3.2 million. The massive uptick came after the creators of Ordinals launched Bitcoin Runes following the halving event. The protocol makes it possible to create fungible tokens atop the leading…

CoindarLCX has announced that it will streamline its trading pairs for enhanced efficiency. This will involve the introduction of every coin with a EUR pair. The exchange will also be delisting low liquidity pairs. The changes are set to take effect on April 25 at 11:00 UTC. Refer to the official tweet by LCX: 📢Strategic Update from…

In the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency, few events hold as much weight and anticipation as Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) halving. Programmed into the Bitcoin protocol, this event occurs roughly every four years and is a pivotal moment in the lifecycle of the most valuable cryptocurrency.As we approach Bitcoin's fourth halving, slated for Friday,…

When he flew to Nigeria for a business trip in late February, Tigran Gambaryan, a top compliance officer at the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, packed a small suitcase with just enough clothes for two days.A former U.S. law enforcement agent, Mr. Gambaryan knew the trip was risky. Only a few weeks earlier, he and a group of colleagues had…

(Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin briefly dropped below $60,000 for the first time in more than a month, with volatility increasing ahead of a software update in the blockchain that has long been touted as bullish for the cryptocurrency.Most Read from BloombergThe original digital asset fell as much as 5% to $59,888, before paring the decline. Bitcoin has…

Here's How Much $1,000 In Bitcoin Will Be Worth In 2025 If Raoul Pal's Prediction Is CorrectRaoul Pal has an extensive background in financial markets. He has served as head of European hedge fund sales for equities at Goldman Sachs and a portfolio manager at a hedge fund. More recently, he started his own crypto hedge fund, investment research…

The miner first moved the Bitcoins received as a reward for the mined block on April 23, 2010. According to Lookonchain data, on April 15, an unknown whale moved 50 Bitcoins (BTC) worth about $3.3 million. Seventeen BTC went to the address associated with withdrawals from Coinbase, and the remaining amount remained in the wallet using the new…

Seven years ago, Gladys Anderson bought her dream home in Bono, Arkansas. "We moved out here to get away from the busyness of town, the noise," she said. "Just peace and quiet, country living."But last May, the quiet ended, when the noise began. "It was like torture, like a form of military-grade torture," she said. It's the sound of 17,000…

Bitcoin’s next halving event is now just one week or approximately 1,000 blocks away, according to The Block’s Bitcoin Halving Countdown page.The estimated countdown is based on Bitcoin's average block generation time of 10 minutes, setting a potential date of April 20 at around 9 a.m. UTC (5 a.m. ET), to reach the next halving block height of…